🪻 Lavender
Herb Garden · growing reference
| Days to maturity | 100 days – 110 days, by type |
|---|---|
| Germination | 21 days |
| Direct sowing | +14 days vs transplants |
| Spacing | 18″ in the row × 30″ between rows |
| Planted as | seed |
| Expected yield | 0.2–0.8 lbs per plant |
| Water | ~0.50–1 in a week |
When to plant
In USDA zone 6, for example: Recommended planting window around Apr 1. Start seeds indoors ~8 weeks earlier.
| Spring | |
|---|---|
| Zone 3 | May 1 |
| Zone 4 | Apr 23 |
| Zone 5 | Apr 12 |
| Zone 6 | Apr 1 |
| Zone 7 | Mar 18 |
| Zone 8 | Mar 1 |
| Zone 9 | Feb 6 |
Dates are the typical window for each zone's average frost dates — your own last frost can differ by a couple of weeks. Zone 10 and warmer is effectively frost-free: plant to the season, not the frost. Southern Hemisphere: shift six months.
Lavender Types
- English · 100 days · 0.2–0.8 lbs/plant — L. angustifolia — the hardy, sweet culinary/oil lavender (Munstead, Hidcote).
- French · 110 days · 0.2–0.8 lbs/plant — L. dentata / × intermedia — bigger, camphor-scented; the lavandin oil workhorse, less cold-hardy.
- Spanish · 110 days · 0.2–0.8 lbs/plant — L. stoechas — the 'rabbit-ear' bracts; earliest to bloom and the most tender.
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